My Bipolar Life. Woman V Mental Health

Colin Burgin-Plews is very well known within the running community as The Big Pink Dress because of his fundraising efforts over the years. I spoke to Colin about himself and his mental health. #LetsTalk

Pros or family and friends? Either way, this is a BRAVE THING TO DO,!!!

This is more of a pod blog since I don't have guests yet, apologies for the self indulgent rambling 😅

Warning, talk of bad thoughts and harm. Could trigger people!! SPENDING is at the front of my mind when I’m low, are others the same??

Each trigger has a coping strategy. Loss has played a bit part in my journey

My mind and body reaction to a mania... Super high one day and suicidal the next.... Bloody bipolar....

Another brief pod about my mental state when I'm manic, my mind and body are good at telling me when I'm high, this is what I do!! Sorry for the change of pace, I have a million thoughts going on at once in this period!

So I'm currently having a really hard time, I thought I'd chat about running, the only thing I know which helps boost my mood a little. EXERCISE as a "cure or fix" is very very good. Doesn't fix things properly as I'm still low but I'm trying to be as honest as I can about me and my experience.

Controlling relationships are becoming more and more seen, especially within covid times. This is my story, in short.

A brief look into my background, my babbling on about my own story, my diagnosis, my suicide attempts and my first real trigger... Rape. #LetsTalk #MentalHealthMatters #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #MentalHealthWeek #Awareness #Bipolar